The Name in the Ledger
How a Forgotten Name Revealed an Extraordinary Life
Stories Behind the Records
A journey through family history, storytelling, and discovery, exploring my own stories and the stories that continue to capture my imagination.
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The Chiddicks Observer Edition 69
What shapes the stories we tell about ourselves and the stories that survive after we are gone?
I Love F. Bevens
A tattoo, a mystery, and the search for the woman behind the name
The Chiddicks Observer Edition 68
A curated weekly collection of genealogy, family history, social history, archival research, storytelling, memory studies, and community heritage writing. Featuring reflections on personal history, historical records, preservation, archives, cultural memory, and emerging approaches to genealogy and historical interpretation.
The Mystery of F. Bevens
A tattoo, a teenage soldier, and a mystery that has lasted more than a century.
The Chiddicks Observer Edition 67
Every family leaves something behind.
The Heroes History Almost Forgot
A quiet London memorial reminds us that the greatest acts of courage are often carried out by ordinary people.
The Chiddicks Observer Edition 66
This week's edition is, in many ways, about looking beyond first impressions.
Three Empty Cages.
The stories we A visit to Münster led me to one of history's most unsettling reminders that some questions refuse to disappear.choose never to let go.
The Chiddicks Observer Edition 65
Compiling The Chiddicks Observer each week has become a reminder that remarkable stories rarely announce themselves.
Why You Should Really Kill Off Your Ancestors
How obtaining a copy of a death record for your ancestor can help solve family history mysteries and save you hours of research.
The Chiddicks Observer Edition 64
One of the things I love most about family history is that, if we allow it, it teaches us as much about ourselves as it does about our ancestors.
The Village That Never Came Home
They locked their doors expecting to return a few weeks later. More than eighty years on, nobody ever did.